Egg on his face!
The internet was abuzz Sunday as sleuths tried to figure out whether former President Joe Biden photoshopped himself into his family’s Easter picture.
Biden, 82, posted a picture featuring his family sitting on some steps in Delaware — without scandal-scarred son Hunter Biden — on X.
The former president was apparently seated on the top step wearing a blue suit — but social media users quickly became skeptical of whether the octogenarian was actually there.
X users noted Biden’s strange hand placement, the lighting on his face and his overall positioning, making it unclear if he’s crouching or sitting behind his family.
Former first lady Jill Biden’s hair also looks altered on her right side, where her husband’s suit is, raising more alarm.
“I mean this is obviously photoshopped right? Is he supposed to be standing? Crouching down? This doesn’t even look like a plausible physically [sic] position guys,” one social media user wrote.
“This is photoshop. Biden face is brightly lit from top/bottom. Everyone else’s is diffused (shaded) Biden has no discernible shadow. Jill casts a shadow, Biden does not. Super awkward body position. Head size doesn’t match depth line. Is [Joe Biden] alive?” wrote another.
“Is your forearm 4ft long?” wrote a third. “With your arm at that angle, it’s physically impossible for those to be your fingers. Who the hell is doing this crappy Photoshop job?”
Tennessee Star reporter Tom Pappert wrote: “Why is Biden wearing a full suit and tie and TV makeup for this loving family photo”?
Social media users pointed out Biden’s strange positioning behind his family and the weird hand placement. X / @JoeBiden
The lighting on Biden’s face looked slightly different from the rest of his family, X users said. X / @JoeBiden“Dude all politics aside, this is so bizarre. I don’t understand the [special] arrangement of Joe in this picture. Everyone in the back row of the photo *except Joe* appears to be sitting. So why isn’t he towering over them? Are we supposed to believe he’s sitting or something?” wrote yet another X user.
Others jumped to Biden’s defense, arguing he likely didn’t photoshop the picture.
“I don’t think Biden was actually photoshopped into this pic (the hand is on the guy’s back in front of him), but he still looks as photoshopped as they come. If they were gonna photoshop him in, they would definitely have made it look less obvious,” wrote social media user RedEaglePatriot.
The photoshop speculation comes after years of White House staffers claiming Biden was in top physical shape — only for voters to see him blunder his first and only presidential debate in the 2024 campaign. REUTERSThe photoshop speculation comes after years of White House staffers claiming the former president was in top physical shape — only for voters to see Biden blunder his first and only presidential debate with former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
The former commander-in-chief has been largely out of the limelight since the Democrats lost in November, but he did deliver his first post-presidency speech in Chicago last week on Social Security.
Biden spokesperson Kelly Scully insisted Tuesday there was no funny photography business afoot.
“No. It’s a bizarre and false claim,” Scully told The Post. “Reporting based on random internet posts is irresponsible.”
